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Local governments are already moving to set up needle exchanges just a day after the Kentucky state legislature authorized the programs through a comprehensive heroin bill. Read Story

Local governments are already moving to set up needle exchanges just a day after the Kentucky state legislature authorized the programs through a comprehensive heroin bill. If implemented, drug users would be able to exchange dirty needles for clean ones from … Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation in the just-concluded 2015 session, including a comprehensive heroin bill and a freeze to the state’s tumbling gas tax. But with the session’s snow days, missed deadlines and divisive political views, several bills got failed to make it to the finish line. Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation in the just-concluded 2015 session, including a comprehensive heroin bill and a freeze to the state’s tumbling gas tax. But with the session’s snow days, missed deadlines and divisive political views, … Read Story

State lawmakers worked into the early hours Wednesday to pass a series of bills before the Kentucky legislative session draws to a close. Read Story

State lawmakers worked into the early hours Wednesday to pass a series of bills before the Kentucky legislative session draws to a close. Lawmakers passed a comprehensive bill to address the state’s growing heroin problem, set a floor to the … Read Story

So far, lawmakers have been squabbling over differing versions of the bill. A heroin bill died in the final minutes of last year’s session. Read Story

On the last day of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 session, Attorney General Jack Conway called on legislators to pass a bill to deal with the state’s growing heroin problem. “I hope here on the final day of the legislative session … Read Story

The clock is ticking on several pieces of legislation as state lawmakers convene for the last time today. Read Story

The clock is ticking on several pieces of legislation as state lawmakers convene for the last time today. Legislators went home Monday night locked in a stalemate on some major proposals. Bills that would deal with the state’s heroin problem, extend … Read Story

A group of Kentucky students has planned to rally on the steps of the state capitol Monday to encourage lawmakers to pass a bill they helped craft that has become a victim of the political process.A group of Kentucky students has planned to rally on the steps of the state capitol Monday to encourage lawmakers to pass a bill they helped craft that has become a victim of the political process. Read Story

A group of Kentucky students has planned to rally on the steps of the state capitol Monday to encourage lawmakers to pass a bill they helped craft–and which has become a victim of the political process. The students want to change … Read Story

With two working days to go, Kentucky lawmakers still haven’t nailed down legislation to address the state’s growing heroin problem and it's ailing teachers pension system. Read Story

With two working days to go, Kentucky lawmakers still haven’t nailed down legislation to address the state’s growing heroin problem and it’s ailing teachers pension system. On Friday, legislators from both chambers met for hours, trying to craft compromises on the bills. A … Read Story

A conservative non-profit group says it doesn’t want state lawmakers to freeze the state’s plummeting gas tax. Read Story

A conservative non-profit group says it doesn’t want state lawmakers to freeze the state’s plummeting gas tax. At close to the end of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 session, legislators are still weighing whether to set a minimum rate for the … Read Story

Kentucky lawmakers say they’ve come a long way in coming up with a legislative solution to the state’s heroin epidemic, but no consensus has emerged on the biggest sticking point—how to punish heroin traffickers. Read Story

Kentucky lawmakers say they’ve come a long way in coming up with a legislative solution to the state’s heroin epidemic, but no consensus has emerged on the biggest sticking point—how to punish heroin traffickers. The House wants to keep the … Read Story

Once-dead legislation that would allow Kentucky restaurants to claim a tax break for charitable food donations has been resurrected in the final days of this year’s legislative session. Read Story

Once-dead legislation that would allow Kentucky restaurants to claim a tax break for charitable food donations has been resurrected in the final days of this year’s legislative session. The bill would provide restaurants with a tax refund worth 20 percent … Read Story

If the Kentucky General Assembly does nothing about Kentucky’s dwindling road fund, the state will have to make tough choices about which highway projects to fund, according to the state agency that administers highway construction projects. Read Story

If the Kentucky General Assembly does nothing about Kentucky’s dwindling road fund, the state will have to make tough choices about which highway projects to fund, according to the state agency that administers highway construction projects. The fund has been … Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly just wrapped up its 2015 session, and some LGBTQ-related bills were under consideration. Chris Hartman from the Fairness Campaign joins us this week to talk about the proposed legislation—and what bills passed, and what didn't. Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly just wrapped up its 2015 session, and some LGBTQ-related bills were under consideration. Chris Hartman from the Fairness Campaign joins us this week to talk about the proposed legislation—and what bills passed, and what didn’t. Hartman also … Read Story

House Speaker Greg Stumbo’s $3.3 billion bonding bailout of the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System won’t pass this session, but a smaller study-and-finance package may still be in the works. Read Story

House Speaker Greg Stumbo’s $3.3 billion bonding bailout of the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System won’t pass this session, but a smaller study-and-finance package may still be in the works. The retirement system only has 53 percent of the money it needs … Read Story

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would double the amount individuals can donate to candidates for statewide office. Read Story

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would double the amount individuals can donate to candidates for statewide office. The bill would increase the amount from $1,000 to $2,000 during an election cycle and allow individuals to give as much … Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly adjourned late Wednesday night for a week and a half while Gov. Steve Beshear considers vetoes—and no bill addressing the state's rising heroin problems had been passed. Read Story

The Kentucky General Assembly adjourned late Wednesday night for a week and a half while Gov. Steve Beshear considers vetoes—and no bill addressing the state’s rising heroin problems had been passed. Lawmakers will have two days to pass a final bill: … Read Story